Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo
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Diocese of Oslo Dioecesis Osloënsis Oslo Bispedømme |
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| Location | |
| Country | Norway |
| Metropolitan | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 154,560 km2 (59,680 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 3,880,110 118,247 (3%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | St. Olav's Cathedral in Oslo (Pro-Cathedral) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Bernt Ivar Eidsvig, C.R.S.A. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo (Latin: Osloënsis) is an exempt diocese located in the city of Oslo in Norway.
The territory is divided into 25 parishes, located in the following sites: Oslo (3), Moss, Askim, Fredrikstad, Halden, Lillestrøm, Hamar, Kongsvinger, Lillehammer, Jessheim, Hønefoss, Stabekk, Drammen, Fagernes, Tønsberg, Larvik, Sandefjord, Porsgrunn, Arendal, Kristiansand, Stavanger, Haugesund and Bergen.
By 1070? the see was established as the Diocese of Oslo, and the bishop was seated at St. Hallvard's Cathedral. In 1537 - in the course of the Lutheran Reformation in Denmark-Norway and Holstein - Christian III of Denmark suppressed the Catholic episcopates at the Norwegian sees. Thereafter Lutheranism prevailed in Scandinavia.
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